U18 League

Mamba Mentality
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Mattias Markusson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Allan Pihl stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Niclas Rosendahl's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Marcus Runeberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot 8 in the game by Niclas Rosendahl from a close distance when the talented Allan Pihl managed to make a qualified save. Björkö BK's players were relieved. In the 9th minute, Stig-Åke Mårtensson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Niclas Rosendahl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With his leg Allan Pihl managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when Black Mamba's Niclas Rosendahl fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 20th minute, Torsten Biörnberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Björkö BK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Kjell Sjögren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Allan Pihl tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. André Lägdin took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sebastian Jansson. Sebastian Jansson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Black Mamba's Sebastian Jansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Billy Bergfelt in the 28th minute of play. Sebastian Jansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mattias Markusson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastian Jansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Lägdin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Björkö BK getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Mattias Markusson hit a great ball. After 38 minutes, Niclas Rosendahl made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Björkö BK's Allan Pihl tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Björkö BK's goalkeeper Allan Pihl, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sebastian Jansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mattias Markusson in the 45th minute of play. In the 46th play minute Marcus Runeberg came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Allan Pihl. 2-2. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Niclas Rosendahl stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Björkö BK's Fredric Skytt got a free kick in the 56th minute. Sebastian Jansson acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 59th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Jack Berg. Allan Pihl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Runeberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Björkö BK's Mattias Markusson got a free kick in the 81st minute. Elliott Sundin's late challenge caught a Björkö BK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Elliott Sundin helped the player get up and apologised. After 83 played minutes Black Mamba got a freekick which was hit by Elliott Sundin. Black Mamba's Sebastian Jansson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Black Mamba from getting a goal against them. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Black Mamba players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.